Parts of a Book
Learning the parts of a book helps you locate information:
- At the front of a book, the title page gives its title, author, and publisher. Then the copyright page tells the year a book was published. Finally, the table of contents lists titles and page numbers of chapters and sections.
- At the back of a book, an appendix contains graphs and charts. A bibliography lists books that an author used to research or write his or her own book. An index lists the page numbers where important words or ideas can be found. A glossary gives definitions of important words.
- A chapter title is the name of a chapter. A section heading is the name of a section within a chapter. Captions explain graphic sources and usually appear or below them. Numbered footnotes appear at the bottom of pages or at the back of a book. They provide additional information about a subject.
- At the front of a book, the title page gives its title, author, and publisher. Then the copyright page tells the year a book was published. Finally, the table of contents lists titles and page numbers of chapters and sections.
- At the back of a book, an appendix contains graphs and charts. A bibliography lists books that an author used to research or write his or her own book. An index lists the page numbers where important words or ideas can be found. A glossary gives definitions of important words.
- A chapter title is the name of a chapter. A section heading is the name of a section within a chapter. Captions explain graphic sources and usually appear or below them. Numbered footnotes appear at the bottom of pages or at the back of a book. They provide additional information about a subject.